Work notes
A closer look at the delivery decisions, technical tradeoffs, and product constraints behind this work.
Exploring full-stack and cross-platform development in a high-growth studio
At Nebular Technologies, I got my first real exposure to shipping software professionally. I worked across backend, frontend, and mobile projects, which meant learning fast and getting comfortable with many parts of the stack early on.
What I worked on
- Ruby on Rails applications where I learned how backend architecture, MVC patterns, and database design fit together in real products.
- AngularJS and Cordova apps that taught me how to work on hybrid mobile products before React Native became part of my day-to-day stack.
- Native Android work in Java, which gave me an early feel for mobile constraints, release workflows, and device-level tradeoffs.
- WordPress and WooCommerce builds that rounded out my ability to ship complete client solutions across content, commerce, and custom behavior.
Outcomes from that stretch
- How to learn by shipping: new frameworks and languages stopped feeling abstract once they had to survive a deadline and a real user need.
- The basics that still matter now: code reviews, testing discipline, version control, iterative delivery, and the difference between something working once and something being maintainable.
- Full-stack range as a habit: moving between backend, frontend, mobile, and CMS work gave me the confidence to stay adaptable instead of over-identifying with one slice of the stack.
- Early exposure to testing and delivery workflows, which laid the groundwork for the engineering habits I still lean on now.
Tech stack
- Backend and data:
Ruby,Ruby on Rails,Java,PostgreSQL,MySQL - Frontend and mobile:
AngularJS,Cordova,JavaScript,jQuery,Android - Web delivery:
PHP,WordPress,WooCommerce,SASS,Linux,Git,Bitbucket
Why it mattered
Nebular was where the foundation got built: code reviews, shipping pressure, unit testing, agile work, and the habit of learning new tools by using them in production. A lot of the range I bring today started here, and I still think of this period as the place where the engineering instincts were formed.
